Illinois bishops, clergy grateful for new assault weapon ban January 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Catholic leaders in Illinois are hailing the state’s newly enacted ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and switches.
U.S. military archbishop visits Ukraine’s military chaplains January 9, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s Catholic military chaplains will eventually be “catalysts for the rebuilding” of their war-torn nation, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose three days in Ukraine included at times sheltering with Ukrainians as Russian missiles relentlessly rained down on civilian centers.
Dioceses, bishops across the nation celebrate Masses in honor of Pope Benedict XVI January 6, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, World News Archdioceses and dioceses across the U.S. have been celebrating liturgies praying for the peaceful repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 95, who passed away on New Year’s Eve, and was buried in Rome Jan. 5.
U.S. extends TPS for Yemeni people fleeing ‘world’s worst humanitarian crisis’ January 4, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic immigration advocates are hailing the extension of Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, to war-torn Yemen, where more than 23 million face what the United Nations has called “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”
Catholic high school prays for critically injured Bills safety and alumnus January 4, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News The Central Catholic High School community in Pittsburgh is joining in prayer for NFL player Damar Hamlin, a 2016 school graduate, who was critically injured during a Jan. 2 game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals.
